Maoists kill village sarpanch, torch vehicles in Koraput

Koraput: Armed Maoists killed a village sarpanch in Koraput district suspecting him to be an informer of the police.

According to reports, a group of around 40 to 50 armed ultras stormed Hatibari village under Nandapur block late on Monday night and dragged sarpanch Jagannath Khara out of his house and killed him on the outskirt of the village, police said.

The body of Khara with his throat slit with a sharp weapon was later found by the villagers who informed the police about the incident.